Ball game



Y. DAIMARU BALL GAME Filed Nov. 7. 1929 Oct. 13, 1931.

WITNESS.

Patented oct. 13, 1931 1,827,642

,UNITED'STATES PATENT FFICE YASO DAIMARU, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

BALL GAME Application led November 7, 19,29. Serial No. 405,489.

This invention relates to an improved inon its upperI surface which is formed with a door ballY and pocket game apparatus, and series of ball pockets 10, which are shown to one of its objects is to provide a device of this be arranged in transverse rows, the sockets character with a series of pockets having difof one row being staggered from the sockets ferent values, each being designed to receive orP the adjacent row. n 55 a ball, abutments for deflecting the movement A resilient abutment pin 11 1s disposed adotA a Yball, projected in the direction of the jacent to each socket. The game board 6. is pockets, and manually operated means for supported at a downward and forward 1nprojecting a ball into the field of pockets from chnation so that balls placedon the upper end runway having a fixed relation to the field poltlonoi' the game board will roll by gravity U0 of pockets. forwardly, and pursue a zig-Zag course over A further object of the invention is the prothe field 9, being continually deflected by the vision of a. bali projector which can be operresilient abutment pins placed adjacent the ated by the player to produce a fast or slow uppermost side of the soclrets.

l5 movement to the projected ball, so that its T he balls are projected into the eld area 65 velocity through t-he field of sockets may he 9 through a runway 12, which is formed upon varied, and Something in the nature ot' a the board by the parallel guide strips 13 and selective propulsion of the ball obtained. l 1l. The inner strip 13 is considerably short- A still'further object ofthe invention is the er than the outer strip 14, which is curved 2o provision of a bau projecting devioe,wvhe1ein aroundl the edge of the board 6 and is coex- 70 the operating connections lnetweenn controltcnsive therewith, so as to preventr the balls ling lever and the ball engagngelement are fram rolling fromthe field 9. concealed, and an element of mystery is pro- At the lower end of the runway 12 a block videdgfor the players. 15 is mounted, which is formed with a longif Other objects and advantages ofthe inventudinal groove 16 in its bottom side, in which 75 tion will be hereinafter specifically pointed the spring 17 and the projector or plunger 18 out, or will become apparent, as the specificawork. The projecting plunger 18 bears tion proceeds. against the upper end or the spring, the lower lV ith the above indicated objects in view, end of which is engaged by the stop 19 thevinvention resides in certain novel conformed in the block 15. l A flexible pull cord 80 structions and combinations and arrangement or cable 20 is connected to the eye 18a of the oi parts, clearly described in the following plunger, and passes over the pulley 21 specification and fully illustrated in the acmounted to rotate in said block 15, and thence companying drawings, which latter show emdownwardly through the passage 22 of the bodiments of the invention as at present post 8, and thence through the passage 23 ot 85 preferred. the floor 5, to the passage 211 oi the counter In the drawings I iXture 25, successively engaging' the pulleys F 1g. 1 1s a plan view. 26, 27 and 28, and then connecting with the Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional view, taken on lower end of the lever 29, which is pivoted 40 line 2-2 of Fig. l, looking in the direction of near its upper end at 30 to roch in the com- 90 the arrows. partment 31 of said counter ixture 25.

Fig. 3 is a similar view, on an enlarged Above the runway 12 a ball holding tray scale, taken on line 3-3 of Fig. 1, looking in or chute 32 is mounted to hold the balls 33 the direction ofthe arrows. employed in connection with the game ap- 145 Referring to the accompanying drawings paratus. The forward end of this tray is 95 illustrating the invention in detail 5 desigprovided with a discharge opening 34' nates a floor or base on which the game board through which the balls are allowed to drop, 6 is supported by the side supports 7 and the or may be pushed, one by one, into the runpost 8. way 12. This tray may 'be mounted rigidly This game board is provided with a field 9 in place on the board 6 over the runway 12, 100

or pivoted as by the lug or lugs 35 to the sides or strips 13 and 14, or directly to the board 6. When the tray is pivoted, as shown, it may be tilted by lifting its lrear end upwardly and controlling the ldischarge of the balls, by a suitable hand rake, or by pushing the balls one by one through the discharge opening of the tray'by the use of ythe rake. To operate the improved game apparatus or device the player grasps the upper end of the lever and quickly rocks it. The quickness of this rocking action, and the extent of the movement of the lever,will determine the degree of compression of the coil spring 17, and its resultant rebound or reaction, when hand pressure is released from the lever, by

a quick forward motion thereof.

When the plunger is ypropelled by the reaction of the coil spring, due to the release of manual pressure on the lever, the ball, whichreinains in contact with the plunger, by reason of the downward and forward slope of the board 6, will be projected at a velocity corresponding to the vtorce of the upward movement of the plunger, into the upperk area of the lield 9.

The velocity of the ball as it enters the ball socket lield will determine the relative time required to bring the ball to rest on the board,

and the relative number of Zig-Zag movements which it will produce before coming to a rest. Y v

The sockets are numbered consecutively, or in any group or indicating order desired,

yand diierent values may be assigned to the diiierentsockets. The ball cansonly enter any given socket by an angular rolling movement, because of the resilient abutment pin, which is located on the upper side'of Veach socket.

The results which a player may accomplish by the operation or" the lever can be increased by the skillful operation of the lever.

The balls entering the sockets are displaced by means ot' a hand rake, so that they will roll through theopening 36 into thetrough 37, at the lower end of the gaine board.

The hereinbefore described construction admits of considerable modification without departing tromthe invention, therefore, l. do not wish to be limited to the precise arrangements shown and described, which are, as aforesaid, V by way of illustration merely. In other words, the scope of protection contemplated is to be taken solely trom thev appended claims, interpreted as broadly as is consistent with the prior art.

Iclaim as new v 1. A game apparatus consisting lof an inclined game board having a iield provided with a series of ball receiving pockets, a runway located on one side of the ifie'ld, meansv ,to propel a ballalong said runway, said means including a plunger slidably .mount-v red inline with said runway, a coinpressible spring engaging one end of the plunger, a lever pivoted distantly of the plunger, a concealed connection between the lever and the plunger for compressing the spring, and means: for presenting a Vball lin advance of lsaid plunger, said ball presenting means including a tiltable chuterabove said runway, said chute having an aperture to permit a ball to drop down in advance of said plunger when said chute is tilted.

2.' Agame' equipment including, in combination, a base, an inclined game board disposed at an elevation above said base, said game board having a field provided with a series of ball sockets and abut-ment pins 1o- -cated in spaced relation to the sockets, a

ball runway located on said board on one side of said field, a curved guiding wall located against the upper side ofthe lield, a plunger operating in line with said 3. A game equipment including, in combination, a base, an inclined game boardldis- 7 posed at an elevation above said base, said game boardhaving a field provided with a series of ball sockets and abutment pins located in spaced relation to the sockets, a ball runway located on said board on one side of said eld, va curved guiding wall' located against the upper side of the eld, a plunger operatingin line with said runway,.means for presenting a ball in advance ofl said plunger, -a spring for propelling the plunger in one direction, a cable for vcompressing the spring, and a hand lever for pulling the cable to compress the spring, said hand lever-having an operating portion disposed substantially in 1 the horizontal plane of said gameboard and at a distance from said ball presenting means, said ball presenting means including a chute tiltably mounted above said runway, said chute having an aperture tol permit a ball to drop down in front of said plunger when said chute is tilted.

^ In testimony whereof `IV hereby ailix my signature.

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